Tornadoes in Indiana, May 14, 1972

Name: Tornadoes in Indiana, May 14, 1972
Start: 1972-05-14T12:05
End: 1972-05-14T13:15
Location: Indiana

May 14, 1972 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 20
Property damage: $350,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Marion

When: May 14, 12:05 PM CST
Where: Marion County
Rating: F4
Path length: 8.4 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 17 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 39.770, -86.080

Tornado, Allen

When: May 14, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Allen County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.120, -85.130

Tornado, Hancock

When: May 14, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Hancock County
Rating: F4
Path length: 16.2 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.830, -85.950

Tornado, Madison

When: May 14, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F4
Path length: 5.4 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.950, -85.680

Tornado, Henry

When: May 14, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Henry County
Rating: F4
Path width: 200 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 39.980, -85.580

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1972 Every state in 1972 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Indiana, 1972

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10019336, 10019337, 10019338, 10019339, 10019340.